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Battle of Nigoiti

Battle of Nigoiti was a battle fought on 20 May 1854 at Nigoiti, in what is now Georgia; it lasted 7 days. It was part of the Crimean War, which ran from 1853 to 1856. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 men in 2 battalions, 4 cannons against 12,000.

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Fought20 May 1854lasted 7 days
WhereNigoiti, Georgia42.083N, 42.108E
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsRussian EmpireagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and losses600 killed and woundedand2,000 killed and wounded
Part ofCrimean War1853 to 1856

Where it sits in the Crimean War

Battle of Oltenița, 1853Battle of Pitsunda, 1853Battle of Akhaltsikhe, 1853Battle of Shekvetili, 1853Battle of Sinop, 1853Battle of Başgedikler, 1853Battle of Cetate, 1853Siege of Sevastopol, 1854Siege of Silistra (1854), 1854Battle of Nigoiti, 1854Battle of the Choloki, 1854Battle of Kurekdere, 1854Siege of Petropavlovsk, 1854Battle of Alma, 1854Battle of Balaclava, 1854Charge of the Light Brigade, 1854Thin Red Line, 1854Battle of Inkerman, 1854Battle of Eupatoria, 1855Battle of Malakoff, 1855Battle of Suomenlinna, 1855Battle of the Chernaya, 1855Battle of the Great Redan, 1855Battle of Kanghil, 1855Battle of Kinburn, 1855Battle of Enguri, 1855Siege of Taganrog, 1855Siege of Kars, 185518531855Battle of Nigoiti, 1854
28 placed engagements of the Crimean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date20 May 1854
to 27 May 1854
PlaceNigoiti, Georgia
42.083N, 42.108E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength3,000 men in 2 battalions, 4 cannons12,000
Casualties and losses600 killed and wounded2,000 killed and wounded
Commanders
  • Ivane Andronikashvili
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Battle of Nigoiti is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 103 in present-day Georgia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q12867550, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Nigoiti, revision 1370451729, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.